. >> reporter: the shooter, buford furrow, had robbed them of their security. >> when you were dropped off at school, you wondered, am i safe? >> yes. >> for how long? >> probably through middle school. >> if we heard helicopters, sirens, loud noises, anything that would startle me, the house was on lockdown. >> so you would lock doors? >> every door and window. >> why would you lock every door and window? >> that was the closest thing i could feel safe. >> reporter: now 19, these two young men are among people who have experienced what the connecticut children have experienced. >> the pictures of the kids being taken out and all standing in this line, i could accidentally mistake the pictures from when i got shot. >> reporter: they worry for the newtown children. >> i think they are going to feel, you know, afraid of the dark, afraid of loud noises. >> reporter: what advice would you give to these parents in connecticut? >> listen to your kids. you know? they're a lot smarter than we take them for. and so you really have to just listen to them and be understanding to them and know tha